Atkins Nursing and Rehabilitation ribbon cuttingTHE COURIER / Submitted Atkins Nursing and Rehabilitation has gone through a complete renovation and recently celebrated with a ribbon cutting. For more information about their services visit them at 605 NW 7th Street in Atkins or call at 479-641-7100.

Sarah Jessica Parker cuts ties with EpiPenNEW YORK -- Saying she is "disappointed, saddened and deeply concerned" by the price hike of the EpiPen, actress Sarah Jessica Parker has cut ties with the company that makes the emergency allergy treatment. Parker, whose 13-year-old son James has severe peanut and hazelnut allergies, was part of a short campaign with pharmaceutical giant Mylan N.V., maker of the EpiPen. She was never a spokeswoman. The company is facing heated criticism about...

Circulation manager retires after 37 yearsIf it's one thing Mike Geiss has learned in nearly four decades in the newspaper business, there's nothing like the carriers and customers who know your name. "Carriers simply don't get the credit they deserve," he said. Geiss started his newspaper career as a carrier for the Kansas City Star. Now after 37 years, he has decided to retire after 15 years at The Courier. "The Courier has been very fortunate to have had a circulation professional ...

Mays elected as ArHIMA president-electFor the Courier Tonya Mays, RHIA, CCS, is an Instructor for Health Information Management at Arkansas Tech University and has been part of faculty on campus since 2012. She earned her Masterâ€â ˘s Degree in Health Informatics in May 2016 from Arkansas Tech University. From 2013-2015, Tonya has held a board position as secretary with the Arkansas Health Information Management Association. Currently Mays serves as a Delegate for Arkansas and was...

CB hires new loan officerCentennial Bank is happy to announce the hiring of Mark Rezanka as a new loan officer at their City Mall Branch, 401 North Arkansas. As a loan officer at the City Mall branch, Mark will originate and underwrite commercial loans, develop and maintain customer banking relationships, and manage the current loan portfolio. He has 23 years' banking experience with an expertise in Commercial Real and a management degree from UALR. Mark is a member o...

New loan officer at Centennial BankCentennial Bank announces the hiring of Jason McGee as a new loan officer at their City Mall Branch, 401 North Arkansas. McGee, a Commercial Loan Officer at the City Mall branch is a graduate of Arkansas Tech with a degree in Management and Marketing. He has nine years banking experience with an expertise in Commercial and Small Business Lending. Jason is a member of New Life Church, a River Valley Committee Member for Arkansas Ducks Unlimited...

Frey Paints - Voted Best Paint Store(Sponsored content) Have you ever gone back to a paint store for another gallon of your living room paint, only to get it home and discover it hasn’t been mixed correctly and the color doesn’t match? You don’t have that problem if it was purchased from Frey Paints & Coatings. “We maintain a detailed permanent color record on every gallon our customers purchase,” says Freyaldenhoven, “We hired a computer programmer to build our custom Color Rec...

The secret to syncing up drug refillsYou have your red pill and your green pill. There's the one you take at breakfast, the one you take before bed and the one you have to take six hours after eating. All told, it is a lot to keep track of. And remembering the refills, all of which often happen at different times of the month, gets so complicated that sometimes you forget -- and simply go without. For the quarter of Americans with multiple ailments, this scenario is very familiar...

River Valley Business Expo breaks attendance recordThe 2016 River Valley Business Expo held last Wednesday, at Tucker Coliseum on the campus of Arkansas Tech University, was attended by over 3600 people -- breaking all previous attendance records. This year's Expo featured interactive games, shopping, food samples, an Escape Room, free health screenings, a fashion show and an on-stage cooking demonstration by the ATU Hospitality Administration Department. The fashion show featured four retaile...

Russellville Chamber CEO and president resignsAccording to an email sent to The Courier by the Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce, Jeff Pipkin has officially resigned from his position as Chamber President and CEO and his last day will be Aug. 15, 2016. According to the statement, Pipkin has been instrumental in all of the accomplishments made by the Chamber including new business development, improved transportation, positive government relations and effective business advocacy effort...

Local business celebrates new ownershipTHE COURIER / Submitted Razorback Tanning and More celebrated their new ownership with a ribbon cutting. They are located at 2621 West Main Street, Suite 9 and can be reached at 479-967-8787 for more information about their services and products.

Businesses honor '16 Tax Free WeekendThis weekend is the annual tax free weekend for the state of Arkansas. Clothing, clothing accessories and school supplies are just a few of the products exempt from state tax this weekend. However, the holiday isn't reserved for back-to-school kids alone. "People need to realize it's not just kids' clothing; it's all accessories and clothing," said Gail Anthes, store manager for Leflers at Russellville City Mall. "Makeup is also included, up t...

2016 River Valley Business ExpoRussellville's annual Business Expo is lights, giveaways, music and more. However, it's also an opportunity for businesses to get to connect with their community. That's exactly what businesses like Coulter Physical Therapy and Kona Ice were able to do Wednesday. Seth Coulter, owner of Coulter Physical Therapy, said he looks forward to the Business Expo to reconnect with old patients and simultaneously build more of a relationship with the Rus...

Facebook pushes more unchosen appsSAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook is once again getting pushy about how people message one another. Two years ago, the social-media giant forced its users to adopt its Messenger app for direct communication, a change it enforced by deactivating messages in the main Facebook app and steering users to the app. There was an uproar ; some users thought Messenger violated their privacy, while others just resented having to add yet another app. Still, the p...

Study: Insurers' spending rising on costly medsThe latest study of medicine prices finds U.S. insurers' spending on expensive prescription drugs nearly quadrupled from 2003 through 2014, when the number of such prescriptions filled tripled. Spending on expensive "specialty" drugs by commercial insurance plans jumped from 11 percent of spending on all prescriptions filled in 2003 to 43 percent in 2014, according to the study, published recently by the journal Health Affairs. Meanwhile, the ...

Paragould added to Arkansas Tech Business IndexParagould has become the 20th municipality tracked by the Arkansas Tech Business Index, a project created by the Arkansas Tech University College of Business and sponsored by Arvest Bank. Paragould debuts as part of the April 2016 ATBI with an index rating of 94.45, placing it 17th on the list of 20 Arkansas cities that are part of the index. Only five cities increased their ATBI rating from March 2016 to April 2016, and only five municipaliti...

Jones earns exceptional achievement in client relationships recognitionBrent A. Jones of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Russellville recently won the firm's Frank Finnegan Award for his exceptional achievement in building client relationships. "It's truly an honor to receive recognition for building relationships with those clients we serve," said Jones. "And it's quite inspirational to receive an award named after a firm legend such as Frank Finnegan who was dedicated to individual investors and und...

Wendy's says more than 1,000 restaurants affected by hack NEW YORK (AP) — Wendy's said hackers were able to steal customers' credit and debit card information at 1,025 of its U.S. restaurants, far more than it originally thought. The hamburger chain said Thursday hackers were able to obtain card numbers, names, expiration dates and codes on the card, beginning in late fall. Some customers' cards were used to make fraudulent purchases at other stores. Wendy's Co. urged customers to check their account...